Ethics & Compliance Officer Association Announces that Registration is Open for Managing Ethics in Organization Course

Business Wire, May 1, 2006

WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) has announced that registration is open for its Managing Ethics in Organizations course (MEO) which will take place June 12-16, 2006 at Bentley College in Waltham, MA. Co-sponsored by the ECOA and the Center for Business Ethics at Bentley College (CBE), the MEO is a week long course that allows attendees to focus on the elements of setting up and maintaining an effective ethics and compliance program. Included in the course this year are sessions that will address the following topics:

--Risk Assessment

--Developing an Employee Training and Awareness Agenda

--Measuring Program Effectiveness

--Introducing and Maintaining an Emphasis on Values

The MEO course has been held since 1995 and has been completed by over 400 ethics and compliance officers. If you would like more information on MEO, please call 1 781-647-9333.

About the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association

The Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) is the world's largest membership organization for individuals who are responsible for their organization's ethics, compliance, and business conduct programs. The ECOA brings together people who are new to the field as well as those with years of experience to share. Members have access to information, benchmarking, networking, and education through conferences, forums, web casts, newsletters, and an ethics and compliance resource library. ECOA membership includes 62% of the Fortune 100, and its members are based in over 20 countries throughout the world.

For more information on ECOA membership or upcoming events, please visit www.theecoa.org or call 1 781-647-9333.